The effect of non-contributory pensions on the subjective wellbeing of older adults in Mexico

In this article, we estimate the impact of a non-contributory pension, in operation at the federal level between 2007 and 2012, on the subjective wellbeing of older adults. Our results suggest that, on average, this pension had a positive, and statistically significant, effect on the subjective well...

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Autores: Juárez, Laura, Rodríguez Piña, Yunuen Nicte
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/421
Acceso en línea:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/421
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:non-contributory pensions
subjective wellbeing
older adults
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adultos mayores
pensiones no contributivas
bienestar subjetivo
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Sumario:In this article, we estimate the impact of a non-contributory pension, in operation at the federal level between 2007 and 2012, on the subjective wellbeing of older adults. Our results suggest that, on average, this pension had a positive, and statistically significant, effect on the subjective wellbeing of older women, but not on that of older men. However, a heterogeneous impact analysis, based on socioeconomic vulnerability, reveals that there are positive impacts of this pension for men who speak an indigenous language and that the positive impacts are more pronounced for older women who did not complete their primary education.